Minnesota can make social media safer for kids

By: Anna Brennan

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: May 12, 2026

Words: 635

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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By the age of 8, a quarter of American children have a personal phone. By age 12, nearly half of them are on social media.

In the digital age, a kid’s journey into the world of social media is only natural. While the flashy apps that buy and sell our attention are disguised as harmless outlets for connectivity, they are designed to hold us captive. Infinite scrolling, autoplay videos, constant notifications and visible ‘like’ …

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